The attorneys at Dilworth Paxson LLP have extensive experience in representing vehicle manufacturers and distributors in a wide variety of dealer franchise and licensing matters. Our experience ranges from long-standing representation of one of the largest automobile manufacturers/distributors in the world, to representing small specialty vehicle manufacturers and distributors in matters before state vehicle and licensing boards.

Dilworth Paxson’s lawyers advise clients on antitrust issues at every stage of their business and have experience at all stages of litigation, whether in the courtroom, in pre-trial settings, or in class action settlements.

Test Publishing, Certification and Licensure

In education and workplace settings, across many disciplines, high-stakes examinations and/or assessments are often used to measure skills, knowledge and aptitude. Examinations and assessments serve numerous purposes that include screening, certification, licensure, and educational evaluation. Test publishers and sponsors face numerous challenges that can impact the integrity of their examination processes and thereby potentially undermine the decisions made based upon exam results. These challenges include, but are not limited to, unjustified ADA accommodation requests, unscrupulous test preparation companies, careless employees and vendors, copyright infringers, and cheaters. Our lawyers are well experienced in helping test publishers and sponsors navigate these and many other challenges unique to their business.

We counsel test publishers and sponsors on the protection of their intellectual property, assist them in designing and implementing legal protections and practical security measures to minimize cheating, strengthen the integrity of test results and enforce all intellectual property rights that may apply to their examinations. If a breach of exam integrity occurs, we can effectively guide the organization through the detection and investigation process and pursue all remedies available to the client, including examinee sanctions, civil litigation, and/or referral of the matter for criminal and/or regulatory prosecution.

In addition, our lawyers are well-versed in the Americans with Disabilities Act and stay current on the ever-changing legal landscape to ensure that testing clients make decisions on accommodation requests that will be upheld if tested in court. Examples of assistance we provide to clients in the test publishing, certification and licensure industry include:

Drafting of legal agreements with employees, vendors, and examinees.

Counseling and guidance on design and implementation of comprehensive exam integrity programs.

Preparation and filing of secure copyright registrations.

Assessments of physical, data, and operational security.

Investigation of copyright infringement and theft of trade secrets by examinees and third parties.

Conducting exam integrity investigations to identify and hold accountable individuals who have cheated on secure tests and others who have aided and abetted cheating.

Pursuing civil litigation against perpetrators of exam fraud.

Preparing and making criminal prosecution referrals of exam integrity breaches.

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